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Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Breakthrough needed in port development: INSA
Breakthrough needed in port development: INSAThe Jakarta Post JakartaAngered by what it sees as inefficiency at international ports throughout the country, the Indonesian National Shipowners Association (INSA) has called for massive improvements in the management of ports.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Managing fuel price compensation fund
Managing fuel price compensation fundFrom Republika Various demonstrations have been held to oppose the fuel price increases. Prices of daily needs even began to climb before the fuel price hike. The president has warned against uncontrolled protests that may produce undesirable consequences.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
OPEC may not raise output as demand likely to fall
OPEC may not raise output as demand likely to fallRendi A. Witular The Jakarta Post/JakartaIn light of an expected oversupply in oil output, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is unlikely to agree on raising its quota during the upcoming meeting in Iran to help ease pressure...
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Shell, Petronas asked to clarify
Shell, Petronas asked to clarifyFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesia will be seeking explanations from oil giants Royal Dutch/Shell and Malaysia's Petronas about their involvement in the sovereignty issues between Indonesia and Malaysia over East Ambalat area.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Bogor's signature 'kenari' tree becoming scarce
Bogor's signature 'kenari' tree becoming scarceTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, BogorThe kenari tree has long been a symbol of Bogor municipality. However, it is sad to see that these trees can be found only on certain streets in the city now, such as in Jl. A. Yani and Jl.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
West Timor locals cry famine, govt officials reject claim
West Timor locals cry famine, govt officials reject claimYemris Fointuna and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, KupangA food shortage in certain areas of East Nusa Tenggara province is becoming more serious.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
'Gambling against religious beliefs'
'Gambling against religious beliefs'The Association of Indonesian Entertainment Centers estimates that gambling, which is currently illegal, produces a massive turnover of Rp 200 billion a day. Former Jakarta governor Ali Sadikin floated the idea of legalizing gambling again so as to provide...
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Karya untuk Kawan, an exhibition of many flavors
Karya untuk Kawan, an exhibition of many flavorsCarla Bianpoen, Contributor, JakartaAt a time of bleakness and a never-ending need for donations, an art exhibition at the National Gallery comes as a cool breeze that soothes the senses.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Matahari expands business to Batam
Matahari expands business to BatamJAKARTA: Retailer PT Matahari Putra Prima has opened a new hypermarket in Batam as part of the company's planned expansion, a statement from the company said.The store, occupied an area of 6,000 square meters, is the second hypermarket to be opened by Matahari,...
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Shares hit fresh record high on Sampoerna gains
Shares hit fresh record high on Sampoerna gainsDow Jones JakartaIndonesian shares ended at a record high on Monday, led by gains in cigarette maker HM Sampoerna on news that Philip Morris International Inc. will buy a 40 percent stake in the country's third-largest cigarette maker, dealers said.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
GAM's unreasonable demands
GAM's unreasonable demandsFrom Koran TempoCoordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Widodo Adi Sucipto has rightly rejected the involvement of international advisers who would be brought by delegates of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) to the third round of talks scheduled for...
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
EU has become important market for ASEAN products
EU has become important market for ASEAN productsHassan Wirajuda, Jakarta On behalf of my ASEAN Colleagues, let me begin by extending our warmest welcome to the European Union Delegation to the 15th ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Major donors
Major donors I refer to the article published on March 12 in The Jakarta Post titled Women help build houses in Aceh.Thank you very much for coming to our press conference and the Benefit lunch to launch the Rebuilding Lamreh Project. We are all pleased to read the article covering the event.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
House questions elections budget
House questions elections budget JAKARTA: House of Representatives Commission II budget committee has approved only Rp 146.32 billion (US$15.8 million) out of the Rp 1.03 trillion regional elections supporting budget proposed by the home ministry.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Minister refuses party top post
Minister refuses party top post JAKARTA: State Minister of Administrative Reforms Taufik Effendi said on Monday he had no intention of vying for the Democratic Party's top post, saying he is focusing on his state job."I think managing the party requires special attention.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Puteh continues to deny markup
Puteh continues to deny markupThe Jakarta Post, JakartaAbdullah Puteh, the suspended governor of tsunami-ravaged Aceh currently on trial for graft in the purchase of a Russian-made chopper, rejected on Monday all charges against him as legally baseless.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Port development needs breakthrough: INSA
Port development needs breakthrough: INSAThe Jakarta Post, JakartaAngered by what it sees as inefficiency at international ports throughout the country, the Indonesian National Shipowners Association (INSA) has called for massive improvements in the management of ports.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
GM Corke levels score with Irene
GM Corke levels score with Irene JAKARTA: Hong Kong's Anya Sun Corke defeated local chess prodigy Irene Kharisma to level their best-of-six game showdown in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta, on Monday evening.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Company, locals in conflict over big resort project
Company, locals in conflict over big resort projectRidwan Max Sijabat and Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, MerekCalm has returned to a tourist resort in Merek subdistrict, some 120 kilometers southeast of the North Sumatran provincial capital of Medan, following days of protest against a large...
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Ambalat case hits exports
Ambalat case hits exportsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe ongoing dispute between Indonesia and Malaysia over the Ambalat offshore oil field has affected exports from Indonesia to the neighboring country."The Professional Civil Society (MPM) organization has received reports from entrepreneurs in...
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Acehnese barracks
Acehnese barracks The letter by Peter Droege from Australia (The Jakarta Post, Feb. 24) raises a number of good points. I have just returned from Aceh after staying in a refugee camp at Lhoknga for a few nights that was adequate but not easy for everyone to live in.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Govt to screen foreign NGOs
Govt to screen foreign NGOsMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA government decision to restrict the presence of international aid agencies in Aceh would force them to abandon their unfinished work in the province just as it started to return to some semblance of normalcy nearly four...
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
SIA cuts fares to seven cities
SIA cuts fares to seven citiesSINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) announced Monday promotional fares of S$98 Singapore (US$60) for return trips from the city- state to seven Asian cities, amid rising competition from budget carriers.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Govt urged to focus more on remote islands
Govt urged to focus more on remote islandsM. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, AmbonThe government should learn from its past mistakes, particularly in reference to Sipadan and Ligitan islands, disputed for years between Malaysia and Indonesia, and recent tension over the Ambalat oil and gas blocks, a...
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
AEI appoints committee members
AEI appoints committee membersThe Indonesian Listed Companies Association (AEI) has appointed Airlangga Hartarto as chairman, Bacelius Ruru as chairman of the advisory council and Rosano Barack as chairman of the honorary council for its 2005-2008 tenure.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
PDI-P walks out on SBY at House
PDI-P walks out on SBY at HouseRendi A. Witular and Tony Hotland The Jakarta Post/JakartaDiffering signals on the fuel hike policy came out at the end of a late night hearing between the government and the legislature, with legislators saying that the proposed figures from the government for the...
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Bomb threat at Mangga Dua shopping area kills business
Bomb threat at Mangga Dua shopping area kills businessThe Jakarta Post, JakartaFour days have passed since a janitor at the Wholesale Trade Center in Mangga Dua, Central Jakarta, or WTC for short, found an unfolded sheet of paper lying among the garbage at the entrance at 6 a.m.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
TV Program: Tuesday, March 15, 2005
TV Program: Tuesday, March 15, 2005TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon: Maya the Bee8:30 Music: Asik-asik10:00 Talk Show: Agribiz11:00 Documentary12:00 p.m.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Spratly joint survey deal signed
Spratly joint survey deal signed PHILIPPINES: The national oil companies of the Philippines, China and Vietnam on Monday signed an accord to conduct a joint seismic survey of the Spratly islands, a disputed archipelago in the South China Sea.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Centers give Aceh youth access to computers
Centers give Aceh youth access to computersLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Lhokseumawe, Aceh The only thing that 14-year-old Erlina knows about computers are what they look like."We could ... draw with them?" the junior high school student in Syamtalira Aron in North Aceh, said with a puzzled look...
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Expert backs well-managed gambling
Expert backs well-managed gamblingDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaSociologist Gumilar Rusliwa Soemantri from the University of Indonesia on Monday welcomed a proposal to legalize gambling and prostitution, as long as it was restricted to specified areas in the capital that were closely...
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Breakthrough needed in port development: INSA
Breakthrough needed in port development: INSAThe Jakarta Post JakartaAngered by what it sees as inefficiency at international ports throughout the country, the Indonesian National Shipowners Association (INSA) has called for massive improvements in the management of ports.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
U.S. cigarette giant acquire Sampoerna
U.S. cigarette giant acquire SampoernaRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Sampoerna family decided to relinquish control over PT Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna, the country's third largest cigarette maker, to the world's largest cigarette producer Philip Morris International Inc.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Iwan, Slank to rock Purwokerto
Iwan, Slank to rock PurwokertoPURWOKERTO, Central Java: As part of the "United in Peace" nationwide concert tour, musician Iwan Fals and rock group Slank will together rock Purwokerto on Tuesday.It will be the 16th out of a scheduled 27 concerts in 27 cities nationwide.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
JP/4/SCENE
JP/4/SCENEPolice give pilot physical exam JAKARTA: Pollycarpus Budihari Priyanto, the Garuda pilot at the center of the investigation into the death of rights activist Munir, was given a physical exam at National Police Headquarters on Monday before being questioned by investigators.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
1. German --- 2x22
1. German --- 2x22 Germany helps RI install tsunami warning system 2. Bomb ---- 2x25 Bomb threat at Mangga Dua shopping area kills business 3. Gas ----- 2x20 Pertamina to supply CNG for public transportation 4. CLC ----- 1x36 Centers give Aceh youth access to computers
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Sustained sustenance
Sustained sustenanceStarvation is shameful in a modern civilized society. When food is wasted and rations left to rot in some parts of the country, it is painful to learn that hundreds of thousands of people could be deprived of nourishment in East Nusa Tenggara.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Govt finalizing post-tsunami reconstruction plan
Govt finalizing post-tsunami reconstruction planUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government hopes to finish within a week its final draft of the reconstruction blueprint for the tsunami-stricken Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam province, before discussing it further with the House of...
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Acehnese barracks
Acehnese barracks The letter by Peter Droege from Australia (The Jakarta Post, Feb. 24) raises a number of good points. I have just returned from Aceh after staying in a refugee camp at Lhoknga for a few nights that was adequate but not easy for everyone to live in.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Minister refuses party top post
Minister refuses party top post JAKARTA: State Minister of Administrative Reforms Taufik Effendi said on Monday he had no intention of vying for the Democratic Party's top post, saying he is focusing on his state job."I think managing the party requires special attention.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Off-roader Justinus set for U.S. event
Off-roader Justinus set for U.S. event JAKARTA: Jakarta's Justinus Sjahlim has been named to represent Indonesia in the 39th Jeep Off-road Safari in Moab, Utah, from March 21-27."It isn't a competitive event among the participants but a field where each of the participants is challenged to show...
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Association mulls 'hawker tours'
Association mulls 'hawker tours' JAKARTA: The Jakarta-based Indonesian Street Vendors Association (APKLI) has proposed that the city organize "hawker center tours"."The goal is to change the image of the street vendors, who are often blamed as the main cause in the capital's heavy traffic...
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Legislator wants inquiry on cops over logging crime
Legislator wants inquiry on cops over logging crimePuji Santoso and Nethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura/PekanbaruA senior councillor in Papua demanded on Monday that National Police Headquarters investigate the involvement of police personnel in massive illegal logging in the easternmost...
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Poor people receive free health care
Poor people receive free health careThe Jakarta Post, JakartaMinister of Health Siti Fadilah Supari launched a health insurance program on Monday to cover the medical costs for more than 36 million poor people in a bid to offset the government's decision to raise fuel prices earlier this month.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Proportional response needed
Proportional response neededFrom Koran TempoThe government announcement on fuel price increases has triggered student demonstrations but ironically, the support for ordinary people's complaints has been less.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Aceh's aid aftershock
Aceh's aid aftershock Now that the tsunami relief money for Aceh is on the table, there is a tussle looming over how to spend it. The rosy bilateral glow of January -- when Australia made its A$1 billion pledge -- was always going to dim when it came to the much tougher task of hammering out the...
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
KPK to verify wealth reports
KPK to verify wealth reports JAKARTA: The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is expected to start on Tuesday the actual verification of wealth reports submitted by state officials.As of Monday, Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Widodo Adi Sucipto, Minister of...
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Art-exhibition-Karya untuk Kawan
Art-exhibition-Karya untuk KawanJP/19/KARYAKarya untuk Kawan, an exhibition of many flavorsCarla Bianpoen Contributor/JakartaAt a time of bleakness and a never-ending need for donations, an art exhibition at the National Gallery comes as a cool breeze that soothes the senses.
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
* Bomb threat at Mangga Dua kills business Page 2
* Bomb threat at Mangga Dua kills business Page 2 * Minister says all poor people to get free medicine Page 4 * Legislator wants cops investigated over illegal logging Page 5 * Is it 'naval diplomacy' or gearing up for war? Page 6 * Expert backs well-managed legalized gambling Page 8 * Harrington...
Tue, 15 Mar 2005
Strong aftershock jolts Banda Aceh
Strong aftershock jolts Banda AcehBANDA ACEH: A strong aftershock measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale rattled the capital of Indonesia's tsunami-ravaged Aceh province on Monday but there were no casualties or damage reported, officials said.The quake, which struck at 5:15 a.m.